How Happy Are Students at UTM?

Positive Emotions

Question from the survey: In the past few days, how frequently have you felt positive emotions? (e.g, love, amusement, awe, joy, contentment, compassion, and pride). We used a 1–7 scale, with 1 being the least and 7 being the most.

What does the graph show?

We found a diversity in responses, with the majority of students reporting average or better levels of positive emotions.

Negative Emotions

Question from the survey: In the past few days, how frequently have you felt negative emotions? (e.g, anger, jealousy, guilt, selfishness, shame, worry, and sadness). We used a 1–7 scale, with 1 being the least and 7 being the most.

What does the graph show?

We found a diversity in responses, with students quite evenly distributed across with the majority reporting average negative emotions.

Life Satisfaction

Question from the survey: Below is a statement that you may agree or disagree with: In most ways my life is close to my ideal, The conditions of my life are excellent I am satisfied with my life. We used a 1–7 scale, with 1 being the least and 7 being the most.

What does the graph show?

We found that the majority of students reported a 5, followed by 4, 3, 6, 7, 2, and 1. Overall, this graph shows the diversity of responses and that the vast majority of UTM students report average or better reports of life satisfaction.

Meaning and Relationships

Questions from the survey: Personal Wellbeing Scale

Meaning:

I lead a purposeful and meaningful life.
I am engaged and interested in my daily activities.
I am competent and capable in the activities that are important to me.
I am a good person and live a good life.
I am optimistic about my future.

Relationships:

My social relationships are supportive and rewarding.
I actively contribute to the happiness and wellbeing of others.
People respect me.

We used a 1–7 scale, with 1 being the least and 7 being the most.

What does the graph show?

We found the majority of students reported 4, followed by 5, 6, 7, 3, 2, and 1. Overall, this graph shows the diversity of responses, and the vast majority of UTM students reported average or better levels of meaning and relationship satisfaction.

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